The Sakyong has written a text called Shambhala Household. This textis a powerful way to work with the challenge of integrating theteachings and practices we are given with the mundane yet profoundactivities of our daily lives.

This program includes a video lung for Shambhala Household andreceiving the actual text. It's purpose is to bring togetherShambhalians from many different ages, paths, and demographics toshare and explore their experiences and inspirations about beinghouseholders.

Shambhala Household will now be the first text that practitioners willbe able receive from the lineage on the Shambhala Path, which is asignificant moment. We all share the experience of being householdersin many styles and forms, and we all now have this opportunity tobring Shambhala principles even more deeply into our daily lives andhomes.

This program is open to any current Shambhala member who has completedRigden weekend or equivalent.

Faradee Rudy coordinates the Alumni Program at the InternationalSchool of Brussels, in Brussels, Belgium and has worked for othernot-for-profit educational organizations for many years, most recentlyas the Executive Director of the Center for Living Peace in Irvine,California. She was the Development Director at Shambhala MountainCenter and coordinated numerous programs during her time there,including the visit of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama in 2006.Faradee lived at Shambhala Mountain Center from 2004-2008.

Faradee has been a meditation practitioner since 2000, an authorizedteacher in Shambhala since 2010, and has taught at numerous retreatsand meditation centers and other organizations in both North Americaand Europe. She serves as the Deputy Minister of the Pillar of Economyof Shambhala and as the Lead Emissary for the Shambhala HouseholdMandala.

Faradee is also an Interior Designer (www.faradeerudy.com) and writesa blog called Meaningful By Design (www.meaningfulbydesign.life). Hernever-ending quest is to create elegance, social harmony, joy, andprimarily meaning in the world.

Faradee was born in Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory and grew up innorthern Saskatchewan, Canada, but has also lived in Brazil, Japan,the United States, and now Belgium. She is proud to call herself aCitizen of the World.